Hard French Dinner

Creamy Pasta with Mushrooms and Peas

Name: Creamy Pasta with Mushrooms and Peas
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 89 min
Total time: 124 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 8 ounces farfalle pasta; 3 stripss bacon; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 tablespoon unsalted butter; 8 ounces baby bella mushrooms , sliced; 1 small onion , diced; 3 cloves garlic; 0.75 cups half-and-half; 1.5 cups peas; 1 teaspoon dried thyme; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste; 0.5 cups grated Parmesan cheese; 1 tablespoon fresh parsley

Total Time

2h 4m

35m prep · 89m cook

Servings

4 people

Rating

—

Difficulty

Hard

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This creamy pasta with mushrooms and peas is such an easy dish to make, and it's packed with savory flavor.

Ingredients

8 ounces farfalle pasta
3 stripss bacon
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
8 ounces baby bella mushrooms , sliced
1 small onion , diced
3 cloves garlic
0.75 cups half-and-half
1.5 cups peas
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 tablespoon lemon juice
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
0.5 cups grated Parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon fresh parsley

Instructions

1

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add farfalle and cook until tender with a bite, about 11 minutes, stirring occasionally. Drain pasta, reserving 1/2 cup of pasta water to thin the sauce later if needed.
2

Meanwhile, heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add bacon; cook, turning occasionally, until crisp, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer bacon to a paper towel to drain. When cool enough to handle, crumble and set aside. Remove bacon grease from skillet.
3

Heat oil and butter in the skillet over medium heat; add mushrooms and onions. Cook until onions are translucent and the moisture in mushrooms is starting to evaporate, 3 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in garlic, and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
4

Reduce heat to low, stir in half-and-half, peas, and thyme. Bring to a gentle simmer, and cook until peas are heated through and sauce has started to thicken, 3 to 4 minutes. If sauce is too thick, add a little reserved pasta water to thin.
5

Stir in lemon juice and season to taste with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, garnish with crumbled bacon and chopped parsley, and serve immediately.